Educational Psychology

Educational Psychology First Edition by Roxana
Moreno will help your students meet the challenges of
today’s classrooms. Future teachers want practical
suggestions for why and how to use theory in the classroom. To
support their preparation, this textbook emphasizes three
challenges in teacher education: understanding and addressing the
needs of the diversity of learners in the classroom, applying
theories and research to the classroom, and critically examining
teaching practices through reflection, problem-solving, and
critical thinking.

This text includes several methods to reinforce learning
including;

the opportunity to engage in the valuable exercise of
reflecting regularly upon personal assumptions and critically
examining the effectiveness of teaching practices with the range of
students with whom they are involved,

two types of cases encourage the application of educational
psychology theory and research to teaching situations, and

pedagogical elements such as chapter opening graphic organizers
and connections across chapters help future teachers organize their
professional knowledge.

With Educational Psychology by Roxana Moreno, future
teachers will begin to learn to think, to teach.

Diversity is introduced early (chapter 2) and it is integrated
throughout chapters and jn cases

Encourages reflection and critical thinking to underscore
essential skills for reflection and self-evaluation, in addition to
the classroom case activities

Applies a variety of research-based methods to validate the
relevance of Educational Psychology with two types of authentic
cases found in each chapter, both aligned with activities and
learning objectives

“Diversity in the Classroom” cases have
been designed to help students develop a realistic view about
teaching and promote their problem-solving and critical-thinking
skills. With these cases, students employ a problem-solving
framework to work through the classroom dilemmas presented in each
chapter’s Problem Solving in the Classroom.

“Putting it All Together” cases model
quality teaching practices that are based on the Education
Psychology theories and research covered by each chapter, designed
to help students identify educational psychology principles in
action and to show the usefulness and relevance of the field to the
teaching profession.

“Assess Your Prior Knowledge and Beliefs”
each chapter begins with a set of open-ended questions allowing
students to reflect on their prior knowledge, experiences, &
beliefs about the chapter’s central topics.

“Imagine You Are the Teacher” each chapter
opens with a short scenario that functions as a schema activator
and places the reader in a classroom situation, encouraging
reflection on the topics examined.

“Connect What you Learned to Other
Chapters” In this feature, students respond to questions
that require them to make meaningful connections between new
concepts with those learned in prior chapters.

Designed to help instructors maximize student learning, the Instructor's Manual presents the author's philosophy, offers teaching suggestions for each chapter of the text, provides several sample syllabi, suggests ways to organize course materials, and offer ideas for teaching each chapter.

Through a partnership with Teachscape professional development services there is a rich collection of videocases available in WileyPLUS that feature authentic classroom situations. To help future teachers productively learn from these visual tools, each videocase is accompanied by teacher reflections and expert interviews explaining how educational theory and research was used to guide the teacher’s classroom decisions.

Virtual Classroom Observation Critical Analysis

Questions to accompany Teachscape-Virtual Classroom Observations.

Portfolio Building Activities

1 per chapter and are tied to the INTASC Standards. These supplemental activities transition between theory as presented in the text to skillful educational practice within the classroom.

10 question quizzes available to students to help them prepare for a lecture and to help solidify their knowledge after a lecture.

Virtual Classroom Observation

Through a partnership with Teachscape professional development services there is a rich collection of videocases available in WileyPLUS that feature authentic classroom situations. To help future teachers productively learn from these visual tools, each videocase is accompanied by teacher reflections and expert interviews explaining how educational theory and research was used to guide the teacher’s classroom decisions.

Virtual Classroom Observation Critical Analysis

Questions to accompany Teachscape-Virtual Classroom Observations.

Flashcards

Available on WileyPLUS. Key terms from each chapter are presented with their definition.

Animations

Available in WileyPLUS. Helps to reinforce key concepts within each chapter.

Student Companion Site

Educational Psychology complimentary student website provides a wealth of support materials that will help students develop their understanding of class material and increase their ability to solve problems in the classroom.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

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